Philosophy
"Video: Uncontacted Tribe in Brazilian Jungle"
by
Brandon Keim
February 4th, 2011
Wired
Video of an uncontacted tribe spotted in the Brazilian jungle has been released, bringing them to life in ways that photographs alone cannot.
The tribe, believed to be Panoa Indians, have been monitored from a distance by Brazil’s National Indian Foundation, a government agency charged with handling the nation’s indigenous communities. Many of the world’s 100 or so uncontacted tribes live in the Amazon.
Until 1987, it was government policy to contact such people. But contact is fraught with problems, especially disease; people who have stayed isolated from the mainstream world have stayed isolated from its pathogens, and have little immunity to our diseases. Brazilian government policy is now to watch from afar, and — at least in principle — to protect uncontacted tribes from intrusion.
Unfortunately, uncontacted tribes usually live in resource-rich areas threatened by logging, mining and other development. There’s often pressure on governments to turn a blind eye. Videos like this, released by tribal advocacy group Survival International and produced by the BBC’s Human Planet program, are legal proof that uncontacted tribes still exist, and deserve protection.
- To Interact Or Not?
Great question from my cousin:I'm sure you saw the pictures this week of a tribe in the Amazon that has had NO contact with the outside world. To intervene or not to intervene...that is my question. Do you leave these people alone, or go in and say...
- Extinction Not Far Away...the Brazilian Awa Tribe
"Illegal loggers continue to threaten Amazonian tribe" by Matt McGrath April 18th, 2013 BBC News Campaigners say the Brazilian government is failing to protect one of the world's most endangered tribes. The Awa people are believed to number just...
- New Policy For Brazilian Rain Forest
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FORESTS "Cutting Down the Amazon: Brazil Takes a Step Backwards on Deforestation" After years of allowing clear-cutting and rapid deforestation in the Amazon, Brazil has managed to save its forests. But a new law landing on the...
- Protecting Forests...deadly
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FORESTS "Brazil Amazon: Sixth murder since May amid land rows" June 15th, 2011 BBC NEWS A rural worker has been shot dead in Brazil's Amazon - the sixth murder in a month in the region, amid conflicts over land and logging....
- He Walked The Amzon In Two And One Half Years
Incredible. Well, this will go into the record books. Makes one wonder why such feats are attempted. "British man walks entire Amazon river in 2 years" by Filipe Almedia August 9th, 2010 Associated Press He fought tropical disease and deadly snakes,...
Philosophy
Unknown Amazon tribe
Now what...contact or leave them alone?
"Video: Uncontacted Tribe in Brazilian Jungle"
by
Brandon Keim
February 4th, 2011
Wired
Video of an uncontacted tribe spotted in the Brazilian jungle has been released, bringing them to life in ways that photographs alone cannot.
The tribe, believed to be Panoa Indians, have been monitored from a distance by Brazil’s National Indian Foundation, a government agency charged with handling the nation’s indigenous communities. Many of the world’s 100 or so uncontacted tribes live in the Amazon.
Until 1987, it was government policy to contact such people. But contact is fraught with problems, especially disease; people who have stayed isolated from the mainstream world have stayed isolated from its pathogens, and have little immunity to our diseases. Brazilian government policy is now to watch from afar, and — at least in principle — to protect uncontacted tribes from intrusion.
Unfortunately, uncontacted tribes usually live in resource-rich areas threatened by logging, mining and other development. There’s often pressure on governments to turn a blind eye. Videos like this, released by tribal advocacy group Survival International and produced by the BBC’s Human Planet program, are legal proof that uncontacted tribes still exist, and deserve protection.
- To Interact Or Not?
Great question from my cousin:I'm sure you saw the pictures this week of a tribe in the Amazon that has had NO contact with the outside world. To intervene or not to intervene...that is my question. Do you leave these people alone, or go in and say...
- Extinction Not Far Away...the Brazilian Awa Tribe
"Illegal loggers continue to threaten Amazonian tribe" by Matt McGrath April 18th, 2013 BBC News Campaigners say the Brazilian government is failing to protect one of the world's most endangered tribes. The Awa people are believed to number just...
- New Policy For Brazilian Rain Forest
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FORESTS "Cutting Down the Amazon: Brazil Takes a Step Backwards on Deforestation" After years of allowing clear-cutting and rapid deforestation in the Amazon, Brazil has managed to save its forests. But a new law landing on the...
- Protecting Forests...deadly
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FORESTS "Brazil Amazon: Sixth murder since May amid land rows" June 15th, 2011 BBC NEWS A rural worker has been shot dead in Brazil's Amazon - the sixth murder in a month in the region, amid conflicts over land and logging....
- He Walked The Amzon In Two And One Half Years
Incredible. Well, this will go into the record books. Makes one wonder why such feats are attempted. "British man walks entire Amazon river in 2 years" by Filipe Almedia August 9th, 2010 Associated Press He fought tropical disease and deadly snakes,...